Hello World! In another dimension, Trump ended modern democracy by convincing his weak-willed supporters to overturn the election results and we ended up in a 2nd Civil War. Luckily, in this one, the human spirit in America has not completely died, and good people from BOTH sides of the aisle were able to stop a wunnabe dictator from destroying this country. I’d count that as a win… but as John Oliver more elegantly put it, the system and atmosphere of bigotry that made Trump president is still here. We’re seeing it as, even after a new POTUS has taken the mantle, violence against Asian Americans has greatly increased due to troglodytic cowards linking the spread of Co-Vid to 80-year old Asian grandmothers. I sat dumbfounded when the police captain said the man who shot up a massage parlor was, “Having a bad day.”
We’ve seen the true face of bigotry and division, and we’ve been examining it until our faces turned blue and red. What I’ve been pondering is OUR side, the people who want Blacks, Whites, Asians, Hispanics, and all other races to have a voice at their community table, the side who thinks mass shooters and serial killers, despite their skin color, should be treated with similar rhetoric socially and legally (negative… if your head’s in space somewhere. Negative rhetoric), and the side who thinks you shouldn’t have to work three jobs just to survive. Let’s continue to stand together on a united front, but not to the point where the ones we stand with lose all their moral values and we’re just okay with it. Let’s continue to fight peacefully with the well-spirited (and effective) methods of MLK and Ghandi, but not destroy other people’s livelihood in the name of “Peace” so we validate the fears of those against us. Let’s practice nonviolence and love in accepting others when they decide to change their negative system of thinking, but not to the point where we stand by as an innocent old woman gets attacked while we raise our Instagram feeds instead of our arms to defend her. Finally, let’s continue to strengthen our communities by being an example instead of theorizing one, but not to take advantage of the community by using it solely for personal gain. On a not so preachy note, included in my books, short stories, and writings, I’ve recently added Audio Books to my repertoire, starting with my own short stories. My voice alone makes you melt, I know ;), but wait until you see the incredible video format I’m publishing them in! My first project was “The Door,” which was one of my first published short stories. You can access it on Youtube via Mist Reviews, or through this website by accessing the Fiction Dimension and the story by the same name. I’m also building my programming portfolio too, so look out for those projects to rear their heads in my Virtual Dimension. Well, that’s enough rambling for one afternoon. Stay safe out there, and Peace Out…
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